The major
character of the Medina state was that it despite all resistance and odds of
tribal, religious and ethnic differences defined the existing population as one
community (Ummah). Medina was a ethnically, tribally and religiously divided
with Muslims, Jews and Pagans living in it. Jewish and Pagan tribes were always
at neck to neck with one another. By being defined as one Ummah it restored not
only law and order situation but enhanced its protection against outside
intruders in years to come. The notion of Ummah centuries later on assumed the
concept of national integration. It was designed to promote pluralism....

Major Character of the Prophet (PBUH)’s Medina State Was That It Defined the Existing Population as One Community (Ummah)

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The major
character of the Medina state was that it despite all resistance and odds of
tribal, religious and ethnic differences defined the existing population as one
community (Ummah). Medina was a ethnically, tribally and religiously divided
with Muslims, Jews and Pagans living in it. Jewish and Pagan tribes were always
at neck to neck with one another. By being defined as one Ummah it restored not
only law and order situation but enhanced its protection against outside
intruders in years to come. The notion of Ummah centuries later on assumed the
concept of national integration. It was designed to promote pluralism....